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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 13

‘Ben Goldsmith, joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss nature restoration in his home country of England’

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Rewilding England and the world, one acre at a time

Podcast Episode · Mongabay Newscast · 12/08/2025 · 57m

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 13

‘This new Buy an Acre project will enable EcoMinga to expand the Olivier Currat Reserve by an additional 485 hectares (1,198 acres)’

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New Buy an Acre project in Ecuador

We are delighted to announce a new Buy an Acre project in Ecuador, protecting the highly precious Olivier Currat Reserve.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 13

“Looking at the woodlands of Scotland and northern England, I know it would do extremely well here.”

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Lynx UK reintroduction: The benefits and challenges of returning carnivores to the British Isles | Natural History Museum

The return of the lynx could help to restore the UK’s countryside, but not everyone is convinced.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 13

“Rewilding is broadening our knowledge of nature in Britain, and throwing in some surprises along the way.”

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Weaving a story of hope with nature recovery

Think big, act wild, goes the strapline at Rewilding Britain, which Sara King puts into practice every day. As well as advising UK rewilding hotspots, she coordinates the Rewilding Network, a communit...

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 13

‘Rare species have returned to areas they have not been seen in for generations.’

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Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species

Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says ‘collective endeavour’ needed to halt country’s decline in nature

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 12

‘We found increased exposure to extreme heat has reduced bird populations in tropical regions by 25–38% since 1950.’

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70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations

A study using more than 90,000 scientific observations shows Earth is getting too hot for many tropical birds.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 12

Worst bleaching on record for Western Australian coral reefs

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Worst coral bleaching on record for Western Australian reefs

Scientists say the damage was caused by the

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 11

“One way we can increase the number of climate winners is by managing habitats positively so that threatened species can benefit as well as widespread mobile species.”

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Mediterranean butterfly spotted in the UK for the first time - twice!

Butterfly experts have been sharing their excitement after a species from southern Europe was confirmed to have been seen in the UK for the first time.Two sightings of the Southern Small White have no...

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 11

‘Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America’

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Weather tracker: Europe braces for another heatwave with highs of 44C

Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 10

‘Would You Like To See More White Storks In London?’

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Would You Like To See More White Storks In London? They Could Be Making A Comeback

A rewilding projects to bring back wild storks.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 10

“Native tree seeds will be collected by volunteers, prepared for sowing, then dispersed by drones over areas of ground burnt by a wildfire last year.”

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Drones to scatter seeds over wildfire damaged land in Lochaber - BBC News

A nature restoration group is to target its Seeds from the Sky project at areas of a Lochaber estate.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 10

‘My Farm Trees is a digital platform that connects seed producers like Kamdem with farmers, seed collectors, and scientists.’

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Can an app restore Cameroon’s native forests? | FairPlanet

Cameroonian farmers are reforesting degraded land with the MyFarmTrees app, blending traditional knowledge, native trees, and digital innovation.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 9

Released wildcats thriving in the Scottish Highlands

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 8

“Field species have declined. Plants are disappearing. We are worried our children will not see them.”

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“Rangers are the last defence against climate change”: an interview with Environmental Defenders’ Keepers of the Wild

Why there’s still hope for reversing degraded land in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo — according to the people who make it happen

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 8

“Ultimately, we all want the same thing: to see TB eliminated so that farmers, their livestock, and wildlife, can all thrive.”

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Farmer-led project on badger vaccinations begins | The Zoological Society of London

A new project is underway to explore the potential of badger vaccination as part of national control of devastating cattle disease

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 8

Italy approves nearly $700 million in new subsidies for EVs

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Italy approves nearly $700 million in new subsidies for EVs

Italy has approved new subsidies worth almost 600 million euros ($698 million) for the purchase of electric vehicles as sales lag, the environment and energy ministry said on Friday.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 7

‘A young red-billed chough has successfully taken flight from a nest in Kent, marking the first such event in over two centuries’

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Rare bird returning to county after 200 years of extinction

The red-billed chough vanished from Kent as a result of habitat loss and persecution

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 4

‘A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.’

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Mass Die-Off of Western Monarch Butterflies Linked to Pesticides, Study Finds - EcoWatch

A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 4

‘Plastics are a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health’

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World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 4

‘Biologists in Cuba, and specialists at the University of Nottingham, have teamed up with the goal of saving the six known species of Polymita.’

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Mission under way to save 'world's most beautiful' snails

Researchers in Cuba and the UK are working together to reveal the biological secrets of the beautiful but endangered Polymita snail.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 2

Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets

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Plastic with a past: traceable pots made from reclaimed fishing nets

Discarded fishing gear is getting a second life as elegant, origami-inspired planters - thanks to a Glasgow-based startup transforming ocean waste into smart design

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Aug 1

‘Visitors to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew are in for a treat, with the recent opening of one of its most ambitious projects to date – the Carbon Garden.’

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Inside The Brilliant New Carbon Garden At Kew Gardens 2025

The Carbon Garden at Kew Gardens is a ground-breaking new space that explores the story of carbon and it's critical role in supporting life on earth

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Jul 31

“It’s a great opportunity to discover new things. And what we saw was quite amazing.”

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'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean

A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Jul 30

New documentary by Emmanuel Rondeau and Rewilding Europe – Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence

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Central Apennines: A Story of Co-existence | Documentary by Emmanuel Rondeau | Rewilding Apennines

YouTube video by Rewilding Europe

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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · Jul 30

‘London is leading the way in the movement to have pesticide-free public spaces, which are already the norm in Paris.’

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Half of UK councils still use pesticides in public places, research finds

Pesticide-free movement has grown, but many local authorities still spray weedkiller linked to wildlife declines and cancer

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